2 Months

Happy 2 Month Birthday Emerson! Boy, has the time flown by! Things have been very crazy lately. We have had some serious issues with her acid reflux and medications. She was having a side effect from Reglan (which is a very scary drug that I wish she would have never been put on to begin with) where she was restless, jittery, and was not sleeping (insomnia). Hence, why she stopped sleeping through the night. Yes, her vomiting and spitting up episodes almost diminished, but it is so not worth it. Reglan apparently causes severe depression, withdrawal symptoms, Parkinson's-like symptoms, and many other scary things. Thank God she was only on it for 2 weeks before I did some research and abruptly took her off of it. Now she is sleeping through the night from about 9:30pm-7:00am (sometimes she will not wake up until 8:25am). NICE!!!!

However, we are having some big time issues during the day....she used to always take 2-3 good, long naps and now she is not. We can't figure out what is going on as she wakes up (and struggles to fall asleep) after exactly 40 minutes every time. Nothing has changed, so we have no idea what is going on. It is like she wakes up before shifting into the final, deep stage of sleep. Most days she has pretty much no naps. It is very frustrating as she is cranky and over-tired the rest of the day. We are thinking it still might be from the Reglan and her body adjusting. Who knows! She also is still coughing, choking, gagging, vomiting, making "throaty" sounds (sounds like she is congested), drooling, and squeaking (very unusual sound that GERD babies make as the acid comes up). Poor girl! I just pray that we find the right combination of meds. and formula to help her out. We will be going to a Pediatric GI as soon as the referral and clinical paperwork is complete.

Now, on to some pictures from today. I'll have more pictures to add in a few days of her baptism on Sunday.